Monthly Archive for January, 2015

: January, 2015

Aeromarine 75 in sculpture 25° 45′ 42″ N / 80° 15′ 48″ W Aeromarine West Indies Airways began flying paying passengers this day in 1920 on the Key West–Havana route. The company flew mail for the U.S. Postal service and well as business people and tourists in a seaplane modified by the parent company, Aeromarine […]…

Retirement Posting USCG Air Station Clearwater — Grumman HU-16E Albatross 27° 54′ 42″ N / 82° 41′ 57″ W The Albatross, Grumman’s largest amphibian, served as a rescue aircraft in the U.S. Air Force as well as the U.S. Coast Guard as well as several countries other than the United States. This HU-16E was recently placed […]…

Aerodynamics for Naval Aviators: NAVWEPS 00-80T-80, H.H. Hurt Jr., 2012, ISBN 978-161608-439-4, 432 pp. Enjoyment due to this book is long and deep. It is not for those who feel formulae and graphs take the wonder out of the world but it is for those who like to hear nature’s singing with mathematical precision. Notably, […]…

The rare “Wildcatfish” — not a “wild catfish” During World War II the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) flew the Nakajima A6M-2N Navy Type 2 Interceptor/Fighter-Bomber — which had the Allied codename of “Rufe” — a modified Mitsubishi A6M Zero Model 11. Employed often by night, and unchallenged in those early days prior to the advent of […]…

Originally posted on The People’s Mosquito:A WOODEN WONDER RESTORED – For the Mosquito fan in your life (or – let’s be honest – a treat for yourself!). We are pleased to offer this superb package – available on DVD and Blu-Ray – over two hours of footage of the restored Mosquito FB.26 KA114……

Originally posted on The People’s Mosquito:Happy New Year one and all! As we celebrate our third birthday and enter the fourth year of The People’s Mosquito project – yes we really have been at this for three years now! – it is perhaps worth pausing for a moment to consider where we are,……